: a condition in woody plants in which peripheral parts are killed (as by parasites)
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An exception to clean-up delay or avoidance would be the prompt removal of last year’s diseased leaves or branches, if a particular plant suffered from heavy damage or dieback.
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
Managing and Replanting Tulip Bulbs After the third year of blooms and foliage dieback, use a small garden fork to gently dig up the cluster of bulbs.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Other reasons may include vegetation dieback (the gradual death of plant tissue) and the growing frequency of permafrost thaw.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Symptoms of camellia dieback and canker include sudden wilting and yellowing of the foliage and die-back of branch tips.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
Managing and Replanting Tulip Bulbs After the third year of blooms and foliage dieback, use a small garden fork to gently dig up the cluster of bulbs.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Other reasons may include vegetation dieback (the gradual death of plant tissue) and the growing frequency of permafrost thaw.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Symptoms of camellia dieback and canker include sudden wilting and yellowing of the foliage and die-back of branch tips.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Dieback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dieback. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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